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white whaleA goal/object which one seeks obsessivelyRate it:

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harpoon is good for the whale, painful for humans.The phrase usually refers to how people treat each other. Borrowed from native tribes, it translates to how people feel when they meet similar fate as that of their nemesis.Rate it:

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blue whalelargest mammalRate it:

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have a whale of a timeTo enjoy oneself greatly.Rate it:

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whale onTo beat heavily on anything.Rate it:

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whale onTo strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.Rate it:

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whale tailUsed other than as an idiom: The tail of a whale.Rate it:

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whale tailAn unintentional display of a thong etc above the waistband of trousers etc.Rate it:

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whale tailAn automotive spoilerRate it:

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whale the tar outa him!Act of Beating Someone! 'Slap 'im-UP To A Fair Thee Well!"Rate it:

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black and whiteA police patrol car.Rate it:

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black and whiteA type of giant cookie with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.Rate it:

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white trashA poorly educated white person with low moral and social standards and low social status.Rate it:

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white holeA theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.Rate it:

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White ElephantA useless object, an expensive but useless possessionRate it:

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white sheepUsed other than as an idiom: see white, sheep.Rate it:

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white magicMagic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparable; in very close proximity; following closely.Rate it:

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white elephantAn ornament etc that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment.Rate it:

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white lieA deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.Rate it:

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white saviorAn embedded reflex by those from unquestioned privilege to outline the solution to Black social struggles and systemic racism.Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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white on riceA descriptive analogy of closeness. See like white on rice.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.Rate it:

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white coat hypertensionElevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.Rate it:

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black and whiteThe police, a police officer.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteAlternative form of black and whiteRate it:

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white elephantAn albino elephant.Rate it:

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white manA Caucasian man; a European.Rate it:

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white spiritsolventRate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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as white as a sheetVery neat and cleanRate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteClassifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.Rate it:

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egg whitealbumenRate it:

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free, white, and twenty-onebeholden to no one; master of one's own destiny.Rate it:

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in black and whiteUsing shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparably; in very close proximity.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo yield, give up, or quit.Rate it:

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white as a sheetVery white or pale, as if suffering from shock.Rate it:

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white as driven snowextremely white; totally white (of a color).Rate it:

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white as snowVery white.Rate it:

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white elephantSomething you have but uselessRate it:

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white goodsfridges, washing machines, etcRate it:

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white hatA white hat hacker.Rate it:

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White HouseThe official home and workplace of the President of the United States of America.Rate it:

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White HouseThe US presidency and its administration.Rate it:

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white lieAn lie that is said for not hurting others with a clean mindRate it:

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